WASHINGTON ? A Kuwait contractor has concluded the construction of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.
On April 14, the State Department issued a certificate of acceptance for the 104-acre, 27 building compound, Middle East Newsline reported.
The $474 million facility is the largest U.S. embassy in the world, with 619 apartments for staffers as well as restaurants, indoor and outdoor basketball courts, volleyball court, and indoor Olympic-size swimming pool.
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